The Nature of Role Play The Procedures of Using Role Play

2.1.2 Role Play

In this research, the researcher emphasizes the use of role play, which is one of communicative activities in speaking skill. It consists of 4 parts: the nature of role play, the use of role play in teaching speaking, and the procedures of using role play, role play and the approach. By discussing these parts, the researcher would like to give an overall view of role play.

2.1.2.1 The Nature of Role Play

Hawley 1975: 10 states that role playing is one teaching method that involves student actively in the learning process, both in simulated interactions and in determining what path to take in the discussions that follow the role play and it is a common and natural human activity, not just another artificial structure limited in the classroom. Further, he states that the power of role play comes from the interpersonal, the rational and the emotional that being worked in the same time of the students. Those three aspects are influenced by other people in the classroom, meaning that there is teamwork within the group. Inline with Schmuck 1980:146 role play is a technique which takes interpersonal attraction and friendly feelings out of hidden areas and places them into an overt and public arena for analysis and understanding.

2.1.2.2 The Procedures of Using Role Play

Schmuck 1980:146 states that the sequences in using role play involve: 1 selecting the problem; 2 warming up; 3 setting the stage by explaining the situation, describing participant roles and explaining audience role; 4 enactment; 5 analyzing and discussion; 6 evaluation; 7 re- enactment of the role play; and 8 generalizing to the daily life of the classroom. Further, Hawley 1975:108-112 states that there are seven-part sequences of teaching concerns as clarified below: 1. Orientation It is concerning in giving an outline of the activity to the students in order not to make them confused in what should they do. 2. Community building It is the extension of orientation, where the students should be able to find in common with each other and with the teacher. 3. Achievement motivation It is relating to motivate the students by explaining the goals, procedures and rules of the class clearly to the students. 4. Fostering open communication It is in relation to the preparation of the place where the role play will be done. 5. Information seeking, gathering and sharing. It is concerning to the information that is needed in pursuing the goals and objectives. 6. Value exploration It is concerning to the gathering information to determine which parts are significant, which trivial. 7. Planning for change It is relating to the exploration of students’ value and determines what things are important to them, and then the final concern is to help the students’ plan for change.

2.1.2.3 The Reason of Using Role play